THOREAU, Edward John
(Service number 75799)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 23 March 1893 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 102 Featherston Street, Palmerston North | ||
| Occupation | Saddler | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. THOREAU (wife), 20 Bourke Street, Palmerston North | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 42nd Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 11 October 1918 | ||
| Transport | Moeraki; treanshipped to Malta at Sydney | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 October 1940 | Age | 47 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North | ||
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Biographical Notes
Edward John Thoreau, 75799, was the son of Edward John and Susan (née Gibson) Thoreau. He was educated at Timaru Main and Timaru South schools until the family moved to Palmerston North in 1905. Edward married Katherine Marie Olsen on 4 June 1917 at Palmerston North. Like his father Edward junior joined the Mounted Rifles and hoped to meet his father abroad.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [06 January 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [06 January 2019]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [06 January 2019]; Refer Manawatu Standard, 13 June 1918 (Papers Past) [07 January 2018]
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